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Dreyfus
[drey-fuhs, drahy-, d
noun
Alfred 1859–1935, French army officer of Jewish descent: convicted of treason 1894, 1899; acquitted 1906.
Dreyfus
/ drɛfys, ˈdreɪfəs /
noun
Alfred (alfrɛd). 1859–1935, French army officer, a Jew whose false imprisonment for treason (1894) raised issues of anti-semitism and militarism that dominated French politics until his release (1906)
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